dates Flashcards
franco-austrian war? unified?
1859 , unified Lombardy , palma , Tuscany
expedition of the one thousand? unified?
1860 , sicily , naples , Papal States
kingdom of Italy
1861 , florence as capital
astro-prussian war
1866 , unified Venetia
franco-prussian war
1870-71 , unified rome
Italy is divided into 8 main states , some ruled by Austria
1861
armies of the north Italian state Piedmont and and France defeat Austria and expel it from most of northern Italy
1859
garibaldi’s expedition conquers southern Italy and hands it over to the king of Piedmont , victor Emanuel II
1860
new Italian kingdom of Italy proclaimed , new parliament elected by 2% of pop
1861
wave of peasant unrest in the south
1860’s
Prussia beats austria , Italy gains Venetia
1866
Prussia beats France , Italy gains rome
1870
pope condemns the new Italian state
1870
italy fails to gain Tunisia
1881
Italy joins Germany and Austria-Hungary in the triple alliance
1882
Italy gains some land in E.Africa
1880’s
Major peasant unrest in the south
1892-94
Italian SOCIALIST party created
1892
Italy beaten by Abyssinians at battle of Adowa
1896
major industry unrest in the North met by fierce repression
1898
king umberto assassinated
1900
rapid industrialisation in the north
1900-14
Giolitti is prime minister for much of his time , series of reforms to try and win over masses
1903-14
Italy defeats turkey and gains Libya
1911